Peter Drucker
“Management is the organ of institutions...the organ that converts a mob into an organisation, and human efforts into performance.” - Peter Drucker
Happened upon the news on the passing of Peter Drucker. I feel sorry although he has lived to a ripe age of 95, almost 96. I didn't know he was that old and was still actively contributing his thoughts into his 90s.
He is a really big name in the business world for his idea of "management by objectives" and bringing the world's attention to Japanese style of management which the America then started copying. He encouraged organisations to "enpower employees" and made famous the word "knowledge worker".
I first heard of him 10 years back and took particular notice when I was ordered to bring in a set of his video tapes for the library's collection. It was very expensive like five, six hundred dollars. His materials like books and articles were constantly in demand and the consultants would make an effort to read his stuff as soon as they were published.
With this sort of popularity, I expected the man to be somewhat charismatic or experienced with presentation. So it came as a great amusement to me and some amount of regret at the waste of money that none of my colleagues could sit pass 30 minutes of his first video tape. The entire presentation had the camera pointed squarely on him closeup. Without moving, he delivered his topics with a heavy accent, perhaps european, in flat monotony.
Usually after setting up the tape for viewing, I would later check at the video station to see if everything was all right and would inevitably find the poor viewer nodding off on the chair. Not even heavy coffee helped. Later, they would say they need to go for a break and planned to continue with the tapes later on but they never did. It was far easier to read his stuff than to listen it.
I respect the man for being so thought provoking and for being such an influence in this world...most of all, for making the work of librarians actually seem sexy.
What will the new world be without his brilliant insights? Before his news subside into a faint memory, do drop by at the link below to read more about Peter Drucker :
Economist on Peter Drucker
Happened upon the news on the passing of Peter Drucker. I feel sorry although he has lived to a ripe age of 95, almost 96. I didn't know he was that old and was still actively contributing his thoughts into his 90s.
He is a really big name in the business world for his idea of "management by objectives" and bringing the world's attention to Japanese style of management which the America then started copying. He encouraged organisations to "enpower employees" and made famous the word "knowledge worker".
I first heard of him 10 years back and took particular notice when I was ordered to bring in a set of his video tapes for the library's collection. It was very expensive like five, six hundred dollars. His materials like books and articles were constantly in demand and the consultants would make an effort to read his stuff as soon as they were published.
With this sort of popularity, I expected the man to be somewhat charismatic or experienced with presentation. So it came as a great amusement to me and some amount of regret at the waste of money that none of my colleagues could sit pass 30 minutes of his first video tape. The entire presentation had the camera pointed squarely on him closeup. Without moving, he delivered his topics with a heavy accent, perhaps european, in flat monotony.
Usually after setting up the tape for viewing, I would later check at the video station to see if everything was all right and would inevitably find the poor viewer nodding off on the chair. Not even heavy coffee helped. Later, they would say they need to go for a break and planned to continue with the tapes later on but they never did. It was far easier to read his stuff than to listen it.
I respect the man for being so thought provoking and for being such an influence in this world...most of all, for making the work of librarians actually seem sexy.
What will the new world be without his brilliant insights? Before his news subside into a faint memory, do drop by at the link below to read more about Peter Drucker :
posted by Fiery at Friday, November 18, 2005
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